This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal or Request for Quote. No Solicitation Number has been assigned at this time. DLA TroopSupport is seeking to identify possible sources that can supply the following: GARDEN HOSE, ALL SYNTHETIC, WOVEN JACKET, LINED, NSN: 4210-01-167-1061.DLA Troop Support is researching the possibility of a solicitation for'the referenced item under an Indefinite Quantity Contract. Support of this item will be based on DLA Direct Deliveries, where material would be shipped to either the New Cumberland, Pa or Tracy, CA DLA stock distribution locations and/or Customer Direct Deliveries, where the material is delivered to DLA customers throughout the United States. No quantity or dollar value informationis available at this time, as DLA Troop Support is still evaluating the acquisition scenario. Interested contractors should email INTEREST to Reginald Armstead (
[email protected] l ) prior to September 10, 2019. The item description for the NSN is listed below. PLEASE NOTE: HOSE MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERRY AMENDMENT: DFARS 252.225-7012 PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (Must be able to provide signed certifications from manufactures/suppliers upon request.) This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of Market Research only and the Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material as a result of this inquiry. The Government will NOT pay for any information submitted by respondents in response to this Sources Sought Notice. If a solicitation or solicitations would result, they would be synopsized on the FedBizOpps website and it would be the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps website for any such notices. Item Description: 4210-01-167-1061: GARDEN HOSE, ALL SYNTHETIC, WOVEN JACKET, LINED: NFES 1016 Shall be in accordance with this purchase description. The hose will be used for fire mop-up, pumper protection, clean-up, and other miscellaneous applications. The physical requirements shall be as follows:Weight including couplings - 1.3 pounds maximum. Size (inside diameter) - 5/8 inch (plus 1/8, minus 0). Length including couplings - 50 feet minimum. The hose shall be of the woven jacket composed of all-synthetic fibers. The hose shall have a synthetic impermiable liner bonded to the jacket.Thehose shall be supplied with attached couplings, one male (externally threaded), and one swivel female (internally threaded). The coupling threads shall be 3/4" - 11-1/2 NH. The hose shall have a proof test pressure of 300 psig, minimum, and a burst pressure of 550 psig, minimum. The hose shall be marked with a permanent indelible paint or ink of a type not injurious in any way to the hose, starting two (2) feet from the female end showing the letters "FSS ". SPECIAL PACKAGING CODES Z/ZZ: Unit of Issue - LG - (Fifty (50) feet long) PACKAGING: Each hose shall be rolled with the male end in the center and packed in a close-fitting corrugated fiberboard box. INTERMEDIATE PACKING: Up to twenty (20) hoses, packaged as specified, shall be packed in a close-fitting corrugated fiberboard box, minimum burst strength 275 psi (minimum edge crush strength 44 lb per inch width), and shall be in compliance with the applicable freight regulations. SPECIAL MARKING: The National Fire Equipment System (NFES) number appearing below the National Stock Number (NSN) of this Item Purchase Description shall be marked on the shipping container below the NSN. The NFES number shall be preceded by "NFES".